Jonah

Jo·nah ¹  (jn)

In the Bible, a prophet who was swallowed by a great fish and disgorged unharmed three days later.

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[Hebrew yônâ, dove; see ywn in Semitic roots.]

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Jo·nah ²  (jn)

n.

1. Abbr. Jon. See Table at Bible.

2. One thought to bring bad luck.

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[After Jonah.]

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Jonah [ˈdʒəʊnə], Jonas [ˈdʒəʊnəs]

n

1. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) Old Testament

a.  a Hebrew prophet who, having been thrown overboard from a ship in which he was fleeing from God, was swallowed by a great fish and vomited onto dry land

b.  the book in which his adventures are recounted

2. a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him; a jinx

Jonahesque  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Jonah - (Old Testament) Jonah did not wish to become a prophet so God caused a great storm to throw him overboard from a ship; he was saved by being swallowed by a whale that vomited him out onto dry land Old Testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible
	2.	jonah - a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him jinx unfortunate, unfortunate person - a person who suffers misfortune
	3.	Jonah - a book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale Book of Jonah Old Testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible Nebiim, Prophets - the second of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures

Translations

Jonah [ˈdʒəʊnə] N → Jonás

Jonah

n → Jona(s) m

Jonah [ˈdʒəʊnə] n → Giona m (fig) → iettatore/trice

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Jonah [ˈdʒəʊnə] n → Giona m (fig) → iettatore/trice